Course Development

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The three main components of the Online Course Development path include:

1.  Completing the CLEAR Online Course Development Training Course.
   1. Once you’ve filled out this form, CLEAR will enroll you in a self-paced, training course in Canvas that will take an estimated 3-6 hours to complete. The course will overview aspects of compliance, alignment, and general best practices in online course development. Once this course is complete, you will be given access to your development shell in Canvas.
2. Completing the ‘Course Development Agreement’ and ‘Intellectual Property Agreement’ Forms.
   1. After you’ve been placed in the Online Course Development training course, we’ll be sending your paperwork that must be completed for your course to be approved to develop. Your ‘Course Development Agreement' form, and ‘Intellectual Property Agreement’ paperwork will be sent out electronically. You will receive an email from ‘Docusign’ that will automatically be passed along to your Chair, Dean and DSIAC rep once you sign the forms. Upon completion, you'll receive completed digital documents with all the needed signatures for your retention purposes.
3. Using the Canvas Course Development Shell to Begin Content Development.
   1. Once your training is complete, you’ll have access to your course template in Canvas to begin guiding your course content development. You can begin by building the ‘Start Here’ module along with Modules 1 and 2 in your own course before the ‘Provisional Approval Check’ deadline. The specific milestones and deadlines for this phase of development will be outlined in your CDA form, and in a welcome email that will be sent to you after being enrolled in training. We strongly advise you to follow the guidelines of our template to ensure sound instructional design and accessibility throughout your course.